Thursday, January 31, 2013

Note: if Scarlett's eyes look a little irritated and runny, well, they were. We were making chili and the chopping of onions had all of us, human and feline, crying. These photos of Melly were taken later, so that's why her eyes don't look so bad.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Have you heard of StuffOnMyCat.com? Well, here we have socks on Melly, courtesy of Geoff:

"If I ignore them, maybe they'll go away."

"Ha! I have escaped!"

"Really?"

"I'll just sit over here where I can keep an eye on those darn socks.

They can't get me if I'm watching them!"

In related news, I am still unable to comment on most blogs, so when I get my blogging act together and go a-visiting, about 95% of my comments just disappear into the ether. It's bizarre and annoying. I am trying to comment on your blogs, honest! But I continue to be foiled.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Melly wakes me up every morning between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. by biting and pulling on my hair. It's delightful. She won't stop until I get up and feed her. So, I recently got a food dish with a timer in hopes of stopping these nightly wake-ups. I haven't tried the timer feature yet and am currently letting Melly get used to eating her dry food out of the bowl, but I plan to try the timer soon. Fingers crossed that it works!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Thank you so much for the lovely birthday wishes for Melly last week. We celebrated with extra treats and playtime, and I think she rather enjoyed her special day.

Age seems to be giving Melly the confidence to flout the rules a bit, which is a little worrisome. By the time she hits middle age, she'll be brazenly sleeping on the counters and scratching the furniture.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

I got back yesterday from a trip back East for Christmas. My mom was unexpectedly hospitalized last week so the trip was several days longer than planned, and by the time I got home, I really missed my kitties. When I got in, Melly stuck to my side like glue while I unpacked, purring and snuggling and being generally adorable. Scarlett, poor dear, was very wary and made herself scarce for several hours. She eventually came out and snuggled, though.

It's so nice to be home with my kitties!

Thank you to everyone who has sent Christmas cards! I love them, and am sorry I didn't manage to get cards out this year. Next year, I'll hopefully be more on top of things.

About the Blog

“The Adventures of Scarlett & Melly” is written by Natalie, human servant of an attitudinal middle-aged tabby and a rambunctious young tuxie. The blog details the daily lives of these two ridiculous felines and also features occasional posts about baking.